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 You can grill on anything, … When I was traveling around the world researching ‘The Barbecue! Bible,’ I saw people grilling in hubcaps, and the barbecue was great.”
- Steven Raichlen, Author
Buenos Aires - Our friend Jim, from Minnesota, comes down to BsAs for regular visits. He loves the place, and he loves a good barbecue […]

 Tony: Hey, boss! C’mere! Sun-Up is the worst horse on the track!
Dr. Hackenbush: I notice he wins all the time.
Tony: Aw, just because he comes in first.
Dr. Hackenbush: Well, I don’t want ‘em any better than first.”
- from A Day at the Races, 1937
Buenos Aires - It was their first horse race. My friend Barbara […]

 Another interesting aspect of tomato’s rise to popularity was the debate whether it should be classified as a fruit or a vegetable. While this might seem trivial to most, its classification was greatly important to those who first grew it commercially because of taxation and import tariffs established to protect American vegetable growers. The issue […]

 Wai-Tung Gao: I don’t know, we should have moved you out.
Simon: I’ll survive.
Wai-Tung Gao: Not if Wei Wei keeps cooking
- from The Wedding Banquet
Buenos Aires - My computer is acting up, so apologies if my posts are a bit scattered over the next few days… we shall see where I get with Dell this time…
I […]

 When it was first born, twenty years ago, Piola was received with perplexity and indifference mainly due to its appearance, to some too modern, bold and inconceivable.”
- Piola pizzeria chain website
Buenos Aires - As most of you know, I’ll go pretty much anywhere to check out pizza. Alan, over at Buenos Aires Argentina Guide wrote […]

 It was almost two. At that hour, weighted down by drowsiness, the town was taking a siesta. The stores, the town offices, the public school were closed at eleven, and didn’t reopen until a little before four, when the train went back. Only the hotel across from the station, with its bar and pool hall, […]

 On behalf of the Hindu community, we have done significant progress to correct the biases and distortions in the textbooks. We need to work further. There are gross inaccuracies.”
- Khanderao Kand, Hindu Education Foundation
Buenos Aires - India is the seventh largest country on the planet by geography, and the second most populated. The people come […]

 Better the gurgling of a camel than the prayers of a fish.”
- Moroccan proverb
Buenos Aires - I’d been wanting to offer a middle eastern dinner of some sort for awhile, and Independence Day in Morocco seemed the perfect opportunity. I like the cuisine from that country in particular, because for me it embodies a seamless […]